only candidate who can win the the only candidate who can win the next presidential election, even as his legal troubles mount. and life in plastic, it is fantastic. the barbie film takes over $500 million at the global box office. president zelensky has been visiting ukraine's special forces near the city of bakhmut, as kyiv continues its counter—offensive. mr zelensky praised the troops. he said he had travelled to meet them to honour their strength. the city has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the war. a residential and security

building were struck by missiles in dnipro. at least nine people were injured and it caused widespread damage. james waterhouse has the latest. it feels like the focus is shifting eastwards in recent days. let's start with the missile strike in headquarters building belonging to ukraine's security services, they were damaged but nobody was killed thankfully, but nine people were injured. it reminds you of the residential block struck earlier in the year where dozens of people lost their lives. i think the city of dnipro is interesting because it is only three hours from the front line but it's a place that has carried on as normal. the images last night of another missile strike in the heart of the city has shown moscow's attitude to tactic it is deploying in that it sees the civilian

casualties as acceptable collateral damage in its continued invasion, or it is the deliberate targeting of a civilian area. the kremlin has said it targeted a command post with high precision weapons, but nevertheless it's a messy situation for people this morning. and as you say, president zelensky has been making another visit to front line positions really. he was last in bakhmut at the start of the year when his forces controlled the city, which is now pretty much in ruins. now he has visited advanced positions on the outskirts where he has thanked his troops. he hasn't gone into detail about what their plans are. he even posed with them in a petrol station having a coffee, which is a ukrainian pastime. you often see soldiers in petrol stations making long journeys back and forth from the front. and there is a backdrop here. ukraine is attempting its counteroffensive,

there are small hard—fought gains taking place, so this is the political effort alongside that where he wants to be seen near the front to preserve that morale. james, we'rejust seeing pictures now of president zelensky meeting those soldiers. in terms of where the ukrainians are with bakhmut, you have been there, what is the position at the moment? if you can imagine, it's like a moving line where it —— at one point at the start of the year when i was there, ukraine was still in control and it was clear they wanted to hold on to the city for as long as possible. the claim from officers there were that they were inflicting so many russian losses that they wanted to hold on. ultimately, though, russia with its mass and its equipment was able to take the city, so now ukraine is in a more retreated position. but what it's been trying to do is probe around the outskirts to almost give russia a taste of its own medicine in that area where it has been trying to encircle

russian troops. the endeavour is there, but it hasn't materialised in a sizeable reclaiming of territory. this was a place that started symbolic. it was clearly somewhere russia dearly wanted to take, a trophy that the kremlin wanted. now it has it, ukraine has been quite focused in trying to take it back. we have to remind ourselves, we are talking about a once—thriving city that has been reduced to almost nothing. it is simply a battlefield where a lot of people have lost their lives. james waterhouse in kyiv, our ukraine correspondent. sticking with russia... the south african president has praised vladimir putin met praised vladimir putin at a summit between russian and african nations. speaking during the meeting with putin, cyril ramaphosa thanked the russian president for his

support of african states, and said the region's "strategic" relationship with russia was benefited. it's wonderful to be working with a partner like you because i'm a hard worker too, so that's very good. thank you very much for hosting the russia—africa summit. we believe that it was successful, most successful. it was well—organised and the outcome is very, very good. the declaration was well—negotiated and well—crafted, and it represents the views that the various countries that were here put forward, together with your views, and i believe that we've got a declaration that can take our relationship between africa and russia forward. that was the south african president, cyril ramaphosa.

nine people including at least three children are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in southern thailand when fireworks stored in a shop were ignited by welders. it is breaking news in the last few minutes. you can see some pictures of the scene. the town on the thai malaysian border was destroyed in the explosion and the fire that was followed. people described hearing an explosion that shook windows and shattered some rooves sending smoke into the air. you can see that in these pictures. video taken afterwards shows many buildings ablaze, some completely destroyed, and a substantial area of the town closed to the river which divides thailand from malaysia in ruins. here in the uk... so bob neill has urged ministers to change prison compensation rules.

it's after a man who spent 17 years injailfor a it's after a man who spent 17 years injailfora crime he it's after a man who spent 17 years injailfor a crime he didn't commit may have money deducted from his payout to cover living costs. andrew malkinson says he could have his living charged. in malkinson says he could have his living charged-— living charged. in england, after ou have living charged. in england, after you have fought _ living charged. in england, after you have fought tooth _ living charged. in england, after you have fought tooth and - living charged. in england, after you have fought tooth and nail l living charged. in england, after| you have fought tooth and nail to clear your name, it's a whole new battle. they don't like paying compensation and there is resistance every step of the way. so compensation and there is resistance every step of the way.— every step of the way. so what do ou live every step of the way. so what do you live on _ every step of the way. so what do you live on at _ every step of the way. so what do you live on at the _ every step of the way. so what do you live on at the moment? - every step of the way. so what do you live on at the moment? i - every step of the way. so what do you live on at the moment? i am| you live on at the moment? i am livin: on you live on at the moment? i am living on benefits. _ you live on at the moment? i am living on benefits. they - you live on at the moment? i am living on benefits. they are - you live on at the moment? i —n living on benefits. they are just living on benefits. they arejust also say, ifeel very living on benefits. they arejust also say, i feel very strongly about this. somehow, the prison service has i guess lobbied the government in the early 2000s such that the result is even if you fight tooth

and nail and gain compensation, you then have... this is kind of sick, you have to pay the prison service a large chunk of that if you win compensation for so—called board and lodging, which is so abhorrent to me, i am sickened by it. that was andrew malkinson _ me, i am sickened by it. that was andrew malkinson speaking - me, i am sickened by it. that was andrew malkinson speaking to - me, i am sickened by it. that wasj andrew malkinson speaking to my colleague justin andrew malkinson speaking to my colleaguejustin webb. up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are taking part in their latest strike today in the long—running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. over half of the usual services are expected to run across the network, but some will finish earlier than usual. louisa pilbeam reports. there are some trains running and there are quite a lot of people down

here. they have pretty much overall looked up the train they wanted to get and have found a train, so most people have found they can get where they want to go. 0n the board here, there are trains to manchester, birmingham, liverpool and glasgow but they are running less frequently than usual. so a lot of people here are not too frustrated because they have planned ahead. but this is a long—running dispute. another rail strike in what's been a year of industrial action. for the second saturday in a row, some of the ia affected train operators are running very limited services. these cricket fans have come all the way from australia for the ashes, and while the cricket may have gone their way, the trains haven't. the trip is supposedly to take two and a quarter hours, but we got there five hours later. the train was overbooked, people were arguing within the train and it was getting very testy. the rmt and the drivers' union aslef rejected the train company's latest offers back in the spring.

the rail delivery group says that offer is acceptable. we've been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now, and it's a real shame that the offer that we made to them — worth 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid — is not being put to their membership, which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. but the rmt�*s mick lynch says it's about more than pay. the government is in control of what the train operating companies say to us, and even when they speak to us, and they're not allowing them to come back to the table with revisions to their proposals. we're available to do that, but at the moment we've got a situation where cuts are being imposed, 2,300 job cuts, every booking office in the country is going to close. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair, and have given no indication they'll change them. hospitality businesses say they are feeling the impact of the strikes. this cafe in leeds has seen

customer numbers fall massively on strike days. the owner says it's very difficult for them. we've had dozens and dozens of days like this. this shop here in the weekday, it relies on office workers. we've got a few big offices nearby and they just all tell their staff to work from home, so it's a complete disaster for us. my staff still need paying. the suppliers still need paying. you know, it's really, really tough. and ijust wish they could get round the table and fix it. after today's strike by the rmt, the drivers' union aslef has two more overtime bans — one from monday and one the following week. so when it comes to the disputes on the railway, any resolution is likely to be far down the line. as you mentioned, lots of hospitality businesses and all sorts of businesses are impacted by these strikes, particularly at the weekend. the question is — are there more to come? when it comes to the rmt,

they actually don't have any more strikes planned at the moment. they have to give two weeks' notice if they are going to strike. but as i said, that's at the moment and they haven't been round the table, and that shows this action is likely to continue. as for the train drivers' union, aslef, they have two overtime bans and one of them starts on monday for the week, and another one the following week. so that will cause disruption across the uk. there will be trains running, probably a bit like today where you will be able to catch some trains. butjust one thing to point out is that as the day goes on today, the trains get fewer, so around seven o'clock this evening you might find it much harder to get where you need to be today. you can get all the latest

on the strikes and which lines are affected on our website. a boy has been released on bail after arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the girl was hit by a motorcycle in walsall on thursday and died later in hospital. a short time ago, the police confirmed it had recovered two motorbikes that are now being investigated in connection with the incident. as we have been reporting all week, wildfires have been raging. in greece, emergency services have tried to prevent new wildfires in the central area of magnesia. fires there have triggered explosions at an air force ammunition depot on thursday. authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia.

donald trump has said he is only being targeted by the justice department because he is polling well in the race to return to the white house. he didn't give any evidence, but said this at an event in iowa attended by other republican hopefuls. he is speaking after prosecutors widened a criminal probe into claims he mishandled secret documents. 0ur north american editor sarah smith was at the event. there are about 1,200 republican supporters in this ballroom this evening, listening to all the different republican candidates, trying to decide who they should support for the republican nomination. but of course, the night was dominated by one man. and, of course, that one man was donald trump. this is the first speech he's given since the new criminal charges were unveiled against him. he's a man whose legal problems just keep piling up and up, and never seem to stop. but he won't let that deter him, and he didn't tonight. i mean, this was not the best speech he's ever given. he was rushing through his script, trying to stick to the ten—minute time limit. but nonetheless, he still grabbed

everybody�*s attention and did what he always does best — made it all about him. that's what all these other candidates are up against, what they're trying to compete with. one of the lesser—known candidates, former congressman will hurd, well, he dared to say the only reason donald trump is running for president is to try and stay out of prison. well, he nearly got booed off the stage for that. ron desantis, well, he got a very enthusiastic reception, in fact, and he approached the whole issue rather differently. he didn't say donald trump's name, but he did say that if he's elected president, he would end the weaponisation of the federal government and fire the director of the fbi. that's his way of saying to trump supporters, "look, i agree with you that the charges against donald trump are politically motivated, but i'm still the guy that you should elect to put in charge of all of this." but, you know, when he's having to make that case, it still means this race is all about donald trump, who is still very clearly the front

runner in the polls and very much the man that all the other republican candidates have to try and beat. sarah smith in the us there. let's get the latest sport now with paul scott. we will start with great drama at the women's world cup. it was billed as the battle of two of the pretournament favourites, and the match between france and brazil did not disappoint. it looks like it was heading towards a 1—1 draw. but france got their first win of the tournament and it took them top of group f. she first win of the tournament and it took them top of group f.- first win of the tournament and it took them top of group f. she is a leader of the _ took them top of group f. she is a leader of the team, _ took them top of group f. she is a leader of the team, she _ took them top of group f. she is a leader of the team, she is - took them top of group f. she is a leader of the team, she is a - took them top of group f. she is a leader of the team, she is a lot. took them top of group f. she is a leader of the team, she is a lot of| leader of the team, she is a lot of time efficient, scoring a lot of goals like today. so if she was not able to play today, of course i'm sure it won't be the same. so we are

lucky to have her.— lucky to have her. jamaica have moved ahead _ lucky to have her. jamaica have moved ahead in _ lucky to have her. jamaica have moved ahead in their _ lucky to have her. jamaica have moved ahead in their group - lucky to have her. jamaica have. moved ahead in their group after beating panama i—0. elsewhere, sweden are into the knockout stages with a game to spare after thrashing italy 5—0. they will face the united states, the netherlands or portugal in the last 16. now some good news for england because a scan has revealed midfielder keira walsh has not suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury as first feared. the barcelona star suffered a knee injury in the 1—0 win for england over denmark, later appearing on crutches. she will remain at england's base camp during her recovery but will miss england's match against china.

so good news for england, and good news too for australia because their captain sam kerr says she is definitely available to face canada in monday's crucial group match. the chelsea striker missed their opening two games with a calf injury suffered on the eve of the tournament. not such good news for norway. their striker has withdrawn because of injury. she withdrew after their last match, after feeling discomfort in her groin during the warm—up. norway are bottom of group a and have just one point from their two games so far. in rugby union, new zealand have eased past australia to win their third rugby championship in a row. eddiejones of�* miserable start as head coach continues. australia scored the first try but then there were six unanswered new zealand tries, they won 38—7 and the victory means the all blacks retain the cup for the 21st year in a row. jones

has no win in his first three matches. it was looking like being a struggle for australian cricketers on day three, the fifth and final ashes test at the oval. england were showing off their batting capabilities, racing pass 250 for the loss of two wickets. they have a lead of 271 runs. finally... katie ledecky has created a moment of history at the world aquatics championships in japan. the american swimmer won 800 metres freestyle to not only retain her title but win a record 16th individual gold at the championships. she also becomes the first swimmer to win a single world event six times,

doing so consecutively. that is all the sport for now, back to you. thank you, we will catch up with you later on. we are going to stick with the world cup now. panama have been the latest team to be knocked out. in the last hour they were beaten byjamaica team to be knocked out. in the last hour they were beaten by jamaica who now lead group f along with france. panama were competing at their first world cup and we can pass to karoly —— carolina jolly. a little disappointing for people there? i don't feel that we are disappointed at all. it is our first world cup, we just at all. it is our first world cup, wejust made it at all. it is our first world cup, we just made it there, at all. it is our first world cup, wejust made it there, so i mean we have faced them before, it's been a long time. a couple of years since we faced the last time, but it was a very good game, a very tight game. i believe it was 50—50 possession of

the ball so we don't feel disappointment in our girls. tell me a little bit about _ disappointment in our girls. tell me a little bit about how _ disappointment in our girls. tell me a little bit about how people - disappointment in our girls. tell me a little bit about how people were . a little bit about how people were watching the game where you are. yes, i mean all the news outlets and everybody online was very excited about the game. this was our chance to show ourselves. it wasn't about the names, it wasn't about everything that comes into play because we were going with a fair arrival into the football field, so everybody was very excited. this was the first time we got a little bit more sleep for the match, it was 7.30 am in panama so it was a more friendly hour. 7.30 am in panama so it was a more friendly hour-— friendly hour. quite interesting what has been _ friendly hour. quite interesting what has been going _ friendly hour. quite interesting what has been going on - friendly hour. quite interesting what has been going on in - friendly hour. quite interesting - what has been going on in panama behind the scenes, the fight for equal opportunities in terms of the

salary between the men's and women's teams. tell us more about that. 2020i teams. tell us more about that. 2020| believe was when we decided to get the same amount of money to women and men, so we don't have a disparity, we don't have a difference in regards to the national team. tyler williams national team. tyler williams national team, men's national team, u23, we don't have a difference now because they earn the same since 2020. �* , , ., , ., 2020. and this is a big moment, it is the first time _ 2020. and this is a big moment, it is the first time the _ 2020. and this is a big moment, it is the first time the team - 2020. and this is a big moment, it is the first time the team has - 2020. and this is a big moment, it| is the first time the team has made the world cup. what next? it’s is the first time the team has made the world cup. what next? it's only u . the world cup. what next? it's only u- for us! the world cup. what next? it's only up for us! this _ the world cup. what next? it's only up for us! this is _ the world cup. what next? it's only up for us! this is the _ the world cup. what next? it's only up for us! this is the first _ the world cup. what next? it's only up for us! this is the first time - the world cup. what next? it's only up for us! this is the first time we l up for us! this is the first time we are showing the world what we are capable of. the scores, the goals, all the matches, they are the first step for us. eileen, all the players are being shown around the world

with things behind. i believe that it can grow even more. so who knows? this guy is the limit, as they say. indeed. thank you forjoining us, carolina joly, and good luck for the rest of the tournament. i know you have one more game to play. this weekend in the uk, thousands of lgbtq+ people will march through liverpool as the cityjoins a host pride celebration with ukraine's kyiv. the match cannot be held there because of the russian invasion so liverpool is hosting the event on its behalf. earlier this year liverpool also hosted eurovision and this is a continuation of the legacy. and some good news now. there are more tigers in bhutan.

this survey was organised by the country's government as well as the environmental ngo wwf. the news was welcomed by biodivesity experts. as a top predator, tigers are considered essential for preserving the ecosystem. however, they are an endangered species. according to data, the global wild tiger population has dropped by around 95% over the past century. and of the film a lot of people are talking about, the barbie film continues its relentless race across the globe. warner brothers say the picture has now made over half a billion dollars at the global box office. based on the famous toy doll, it's dominated the box office in 69 countries and territories. now to california, and these remarkable pictures that have come in. this grizzly bear was caught on camera cooling off in a private home pool during the record—breaking heatwave temperatures on friday.

police released this footage, and officials say locals had spotted the bear on a hillside before it took a dip in the pool. the owner said it was in there for about five minutes before climbing up a tree and falling asleep. it sounds like a dreamy way to spend a hot evening, doesn't it? great pictures there. stay with us on bbc news. hello. it's a fresh day out there with sunny spells and a scattering of showers. no surprises there. the story ofjuly — and more of that to come the next few days in fact. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see the low pressure just to the west of scotland. showers circling around the centre of the low. here's the radar from the last few hours.

you can see the pockets of rain moving across the country from west to east. so the temperatures today peaking at around 22 degrees in london, norwich and hull. in the northwest it will be closer to the high teens. now, the showers will be most frequent the closer you are to the centre of this low pressure. so northern ireland, scotland, northwestern parts of england, least frequent showers further east and southeast. the temperatures early in the morning on sunday will range from about seven degrees in rural parts of scotland. but for most towns and cities, it'll be around 12 or 13 degrees. so again, showers in the morning in the north with some sunshine to start the day. but then the next weather front and the next area of low pressure, of course, sweeps in off the atlantic. temperatures on sunday typically in the teens. it doesn't bode well for the ashes because that weather front will be sliding across the uk during the course of the afternoon. so some rain is certainly possible. you can see where the heaviest of the rain will be — a little bit further north.

so low pressure, no surprises there, is still with us on monday. it's a fairly slow—moving low, and that implies a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain too. heaviest of which probably across more northern parts of the country. further south, quite blustery, a lot of cloud, occasional showers, a few sunny spells too. and those temperatures more or less what we've been used to for quite some time now. so low 20s, i think, at best. now, how about that jet stream? we're all talking about it. it is to the south of the uk through the week ahead, and that opens up the door to yet more cool weather streaming in from the northern climes. so no change to our overall weather pattern. look at this outlook there into thursday. i mean, it's a case of showers pretty much every single day, more or less. that's it for me. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... resident zelensky has been visiting advanced positions of ukraine's special forces in the hotspot of bakhmut, as kyiv wraps up its offensive against russian troops. the visit comes after a multistorey residential building and a security service building were struck in the

central city of dnipro on friday. here in the uk, up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union will strike for a second week in a row. it is part of a long—running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. about half the usual services are expected to run across the network. donald trump has told a gathering of republicans that he is the only candidate who can win next year's collection, and suggested this is the reason he faces a range of criminal and civil charges. he was addressing a party fundraiser in iowa with other presidential hopefuls. now on bbc news, this cultural life, kenneth branagh.